World Movie Night: It Was Just an Accident
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Watch and read your way around the world with us this summer with our World Movie Night and World Literature series!
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2025)
directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran)
PG-13, 1h 44min
A mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his jailhouse tormentor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity. Written and directed by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards and won the Palme D'Or Award at Cannes, the NY Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, and the Audience Award for World Cinema at the Montclair Film Festival.
Playing in our World Championship Challenge? Consider watching this as your Group D pick.
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (2025)
directed by Jafar Panahi (Iran)
PG-13, 1h 44min
A mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his jailhouse tormentor. Panicked, he rounds up a few of his fellow ex-prisoners to confirm the man's identity. Written and directed by acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards and won the Palme D'Or Award at Cannes, the NY Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, and the Audience Award for World Cinema at the Montclair Film Festival.
Playing in our World Championship Challenge? Consider watching this as your Group D pick.
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